Consumers worldwide who are watching their spending bought more burgers at McDonald’s in October, leading to a big rise in sales at established locations for the fast-food leader.

The company, which owns the Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC chains, has focused on international expansion as sales in the U.S. have continued to slow.

Seth MacFarlane, creator of the “Family Guy,” is teaming up with Google and Burger King to animate both an online series and ads to go with it.

Wendy’s International, the hamburger chain, reported lower second-quarter profit on Tuesday on expenses from a reorganization and a special committee formed a year ago to seek a possible sale.

The Federal Trade Commission issued a report detailing the pervasiveness of food marketing to children, and a coalition of food companies responded with its own report arguing they had made progress on the issue.

Mr. Hardee was a farm boy turned grill cook who went on to open the first Hardee’s hamburger stand in 1960, starting a chain that now has nearly 2,000 restaurants.

Mr. Hardee was a farm boy turned grill cook who went on to open the first Hardee’s hamburger stand in 1960, starting a chain that now has nearly 2,000 restaurants.

McDonald’s, Wal-Mart and other chains have halted sales of some tomatoes as health officials work to trace the source of a salmonella food poisoning outbreak.

The average mother of a child under 15 spends more on fast food every year than on books, music, movies and video games combined, according to a new report.

The value of processed fryer oil has increased in recent months to historic highs, and there have been reports of thefts from restaurants in multiple states.